David J Wald
Dr. Wald is a Seismologist with the USGS in Golden. He is involved in research, development & operations of several real-time earthquake information systems at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center. He developed and manages “ShakeMap”, “Did You Feel it?”, & is responsible for developing other systems for post-earthquake response & pre-earthquake mitigation, including ShakeCas
Wald's scientific interests include the characterization of rupture processes from complex recent and historic earthquakes using combined geodetic, teleseismic, and strong motion data; waveform modelling and inversion; analysis of ground motion hazards and site effects; earthquake source physics; and modelling earthquake-induced landslides, liquefaction, and losses, macroseismic intensity, building damage, financial and human impact, rapid damage and impact assessment, earthquake scenario development and mitigation planning and drills, and communication with the media, public, and emergency managers.
Previously at Caltech, and now at the Colorado School of Mines, Wald has advised dozens of post-doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate student research projects. Wald directly supervises 10 PhD level scientists and 5 five BS and MS level support staff, and supervises several students. Wald serves on several PhD committees at this time. This research has resulted in more than 450 professional publications that David has authored or co-authored, including journal papers, USGS publication series, conference papers, and published abstracts.
Education:
Post-doctoral Fellow, Geophysics, National Research Council, USGS, Pasadena, 1995
Ph.D., Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1993
M.S., Geophysics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1986
B.S., Geology & Physics, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, 1984
Science and Products
USGS near-real-time products-and their use-for the 2018 Anchorage earthquake
Earthquakes, PAGER
Global earthquake response with imaging geodesy: recent examples from the USGS NEIC
National earthquake information center strategic plan, 2019–23
State transportation agencies partner to deploy and enhance ShakeCast
Increasing earthquake insurance coverage in California via parametric hedges
Development of a domestic earthquake alert protocol combining the USGS pager and FEMA Hazus systems
A global empirical model for near real-time assessment of seismically induced landslides
Stronger peak ground motion, beyond the threshold to initiate a response, does not lead to larger stream discharge responses to earthquakes
ShakeMap-based prediction of earthquake-induced mass movements in Switzerland calibrated on historical observations
The intensity signature of induced seismicity
Improving near‐real‐time coseismic landslide models: Lessons learned from the 2016 Kaikōura, New Zealand, earthquake
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
USGS near-real-time products-and their use-for the 2018 Anchorage earthquake
Earthquakes, PAGER
Global earthquake response with imaging geodesy: recent examples from the USGS NEIC
National earthquake information center strategic plan, 2019–23
State transportation agencies partner to deploy and enhance ShakeCast
Increasing earthquake insurance coverage in California via parametric hedges
Development of a domestic earthquake alert protocol combining the USGS pager and FEMA Hazus systems
A global empirical model for near real-time assessment of seismically induced landslides
Stronger peak ground motion, beyond the threshold to initiate a response, does not lead to larger stream discharge responses to earthquakes
ShakeMap-based prediction of earthquake-induced mass movements in Switzerland calibrated on historical observations
The intensity signature of induced seismicity
Improving near‐real‐time coseismic landslide models: Lessons learned from the 2016 Kaikōura, New Zealand, earthquake
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.